Immigration reform is good

The message on immigration is getting muddled. Those who don't want to fix the broken system are selling a bill of goods: They say immigration reform is "amnesty," it will leave the borders open and it will cause adverse economic effects. Just the opposite is true.

It first allows immigrants to achieve provisional legal status, then eventually become permanent legal immigrants, with green cards. In the end, we will have what we've enjoyed since the first settlers landed: new Americans committed to this nation, to their communities and to their families. This is not amnesty.

As for border security, it calls for immediate expansion and improvement that is way overdue. It is a step we must take now. I congratulate our senators for supporting this effort, and I call on Tennessee's House representatives to do the same.

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Immigration reform is good

The message on immigration is getting muddled. Those who don't want to fix the broken system are selling a bill of goods: They say immigration reform is 'amnesty,' it will leave the borders open and